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10th Sep 2017 5:45 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
It says something about the brilliance of the original design that it's so obvious what it is, when we can see so little above the water!
(And I'm not talking about the poo story!) 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
10th Sep 2017 5:46 am
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
Devonlive wrote:
Brixham Lifeboat crews confirmed that neither of their vehicles were launched and that fire crews were recovering the vessel.
Does a Discovery become a vessel when at 'sea'
Ironic that the shark fin aerial is the about the only thing above water Cheers Ian
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10th Sep 2017 11:25 am
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
Location: Tonbridge
Posts: 980
Time will tell ... look out for stuff being sold with "some minor watermarks"
10th Sep 2017 6:34 pm
Jaws
Member Since: 10 Sep 2017
Location: Kingsbridge
Posts: 4
Not far from me, certainly not his finest hour... guess it is the time of year...
10th Sep 2017 7:56 pm
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
Watched a FFRR reversing with trailer to remove a boat from water in Hopeman(Morayshire) harbour in May. After an altercation with another car driver over moving his car for access to the slipway they nearly came to blows. The language was choice. I had to get SWMBO to translate for me. When the FFRR driver then reversed, he and his mate in the boat made a right pig's ear of it trying to position the trailer and boat to match up. Any further reversing would have taken the car into the sandy harbour bottom. Still, an entertaining half hour. My D4 was stood down. I had hoped to pick up a few quid for a rescue. 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
10th Sep 2017 8:26 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26779
Now I'm no expert boat launcher, but there seems to be quite a few incidents happening where people in 4x4 vehicles who think they can launch a boat get into trouble.
Apparently, a chap who had never launched his boat before insisted on doing it himself with his own vehicle, despite an offer of the local boat launcher to put it in for him. He managed to over turn the boat on the slipway, spilling the contents of the fuel tank into the harbour.
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